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scorch

verb
  1. To undergo or cause to undergo damage by or as if by fire: burn, char, sear, singe. See hot
  2. To criticize harshly and devastatingly: blister, drub, excoriate, flay, lash, rip into, scarify 1, scathe, score, scourge, slap, slash. Informal: roast. Slang: slam. Idioms: burn someone's ears, crawl all over, pin someone's ears back, put someone on the griddle, put someone on the hot seat, rake over the coals, read the riot act to. See praise
noun
Damage or a damaged substance that results from burning: burn, char, sear, singe. See hot
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